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Mu Guiying穆桂英

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Daughter of the chief of Muke Stronghold, she captured Zongbao and later married him.

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DIRECT FIGURES: 4
RELATION RECORDS: 7
SOURCE WORKS: 1

RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Mu Guiying, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

2 figures · 3 records

Yang Zongbao2
Mu Guiying—Yang Zongbaospouse
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既寨主与小本官成其佳偶
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
She Taijun
She Taijun—Mu Guiyinginform
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令婆收泪，道知宗保全军被团之事。
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 48

ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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She Taijun
Mu Guiying→She Taijunrequest battle
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桂英曰：“令婆勿优，小妾当部兵救之。”
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 48

CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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Meng Liang
Meng Liang—Mu Guiyingbattle
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孟良提刀入桂英寨内，将其家小杀去一半
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
Yang Yanzhao
Mu Guiying→Yang Yanzhaoshoot capture
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射中六使左臂，翻落马下。桂英勒回马捉之
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 36
Yang Zongbao
Mu Guiying→Yang Zongbaocatch
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桂英回马杀来，将宗保活捉而去
Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35

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FeatureYang Ye in the Song Shi, Yet Not a Single Yang Family Heroine IncludedYang Ye, the famous anti-Liao general of the early Northern Song dynasty, has completely different images in actual history and later popular romances. The legendary female generals of the Yang family, a household name in folklore, have not a single word recorded in the official history. Furthermore, the true culprit who forced Yang Ye to his death was not the treacherous Pan Renmei as depicted in the romance. By peeling back the layers of myth from romances and storytelling, we can catch a glimpse of the real, tragic frontier conflicts in the records of the "Song Shi", and the iron-blooded loyalty of the Yang Family Generals who "fought the enemy to the death and established unparalleled integrity" for the state.

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shoot captureMu Guiying → Yang YanzhaolitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 36
Original text (1)
1. 射中六使左臂，翻落马下。桂英勒回马捉之
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 36
battle← Meng Liang → Mu GuiyinglitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 35 Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 36
Original text (2)
1. 孟良提刀入桂英寨内，将其家小杀去一半
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
2. 孟良用火计，焚毁穆柯寨
  Original relation: 焚毁山寨 · Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 36
spouseMu Guiying → Yang ZongbaolitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 35 Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 36
Original text (2)
1. 既寨主与小本官成其佳偶
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
2. 此女真乃吾孙之偶也
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 36
spouse← Yang Zongbao → Mu GuiyinglitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
Original text (1)
1. 蒙彼不杀，又与孩儿成亲
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
catchMu Guiying → Yang ZongbaolitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
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1. 桂英回马杀来，将宗保活捉而去
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35
inform← She Taijun → Mu GuiyinglitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
Original text (1)
1. 令婆收泪，道知宗保全军被团之事。
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
request battleMu Guiying → She TaijunlitGenerals of the Yang Family, ch. 48
Original text (1)
1. 桂英曰：“令婆勿优，小妾当部兵救之。”
  Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 48